Rare photos of old kismayo

[Hamzza]

The town of kismayo was founded at the end of the 19th century by somalis from the north of the country.

 

[Hamzza]

The area between juba and tana rivers was in the possesion of a powerful galla(oromo) tribe called wardai since the 16th century,
These oromo's were defeated in 1866 by aji somalis at the wells of afmadow.

 

[TekNiKo]

The area between juba and tana rivers was in the possesion of a powerful galla(oromo) tribe called wardai since the 16th century,
These oromo's were defeated in 1866 by aji somalis at the wells of afmadow.

Warday are part of OG now.

 

[Hamzza]

THE INDIGENOUS VILLAGE this neighbourhood was formerly called xaafa(hafa).

 

[Aurelian]

The area between juba and tana rivers was in the possesion of a powerful galla(oromo) tribe called wardai since the 16th century,
These oromo's were defeated in 1866 by aji somalis at the wells of afmadow.

Nonsense

 

[Hamzza]

Warday are part of OG now.

Yes some remnants of wardai still live with the ogaden as shegad
But the majority of them are called today orma they live in the tana river county of kenya

 

[Hamzza]

 

[Basra]

The town of kismayo was founded at the end of the 19th century by somalis from the north of the country.View attachment 216769View attachment 216770

Its looks horrible yet it is sweet home

 

[DalsanJubiland]

Yes some remnants of wardai still live with the ogaden as shegad
But the majority of them are called today orma they live in the tana river county of kenya

Kismaayo and Gobweyn also had large Arab and Bajuun communities
Wardey were nomadic, they had many Cattle . But Kismaayo city was Bajuun and Arabs and that was 1820 to 1850

 

[Hamzza]

Mosque in kismaayo